The Best Ways To Exercise After Pregnancy

The Best Ways To Exercise After Pregnancy

Having a baby leads to all kinds of body changes, and not all of them leave you feeling too crash hot about yourself. Things are soft that weren’t soft before, your core strength has packed up and left and sometimes you might even look in the mirror and not recognise the person looking back.

Yoga;

Yoga can be a beautiful, gentle way to ease yourself back into exercise after pregnancy. Keep in mind, you won’t be doing headstands or inversions for some time yet, but if you take things slowly, and listen to your body, your inner Yogi will shine through and have you feeling even more radiant
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Walking;

Walking is one of the best things you can do to exercise after pregnancy as it is gentle, involves whole body movement and moderately increases your heart rate. It also gives you an opportunity to get out of the house and get some fresh air without the pressure of dealing with other people as well.

Core Strengthening Exercises;

As we’ve mentioned, your core strength is going to need some work after you give birth. Your body has just gone through some seriously major changes over the last 9 months and will take some time to recover. You can help this process by working on your core strength.

Things To Remember When Starting To Exercise After Pregnancy

While it’s exciting when you get the all clear to return to exercise and you’re probably super keen to get your ‘pregnancy body’ back, there are a few things you need to remember during this time.

1:Be Kind To Yourself

It’s so important for you to be kind to yourself and to be realistic. You’re not going to ‘bounce back’ in a week. I always like the idea of it taking 9 months to grow a baby and therefore 9 months to recover – but honestly, go at your own pace. Whether it’s 12 weeks or 12 months, it doesn’t matter.

2:Acknowledge The Strength Your Body Has

Instead of focusing on how much your body has changed and what you can’t do anymore, acknowledge the strength your body does have. Remind yourself that you literally grew and gave birth to a human. Your body is designed to care for this baby, in every way possible. That requires incredible strength, not only physically but mentally and emotionally as well.